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Gilt

What is a gilt?

Diversification

An investment strategy in which money is put into a variety assets.

SPAC

Find our what a SPAc or special purpose acquisition company is.

Technical Analysis

Examining price movements of shares and other assets, and trying to predict how they will move in the future.

Professional Client

An investor that is able to meet several regulatory criteria.

Net asset value

Mutual funds and investment trusts are priced on their net asset value (NAV).

Accrued interest

The interest earned on a gilt since the last dividend date. When buying a gilt, the buyer pays the accrued interest at the time of a transaction to the seller in addition to the clean price of the gilt

Beta

Learn what Beta stands for in finance.

Bond

Learn what a bond is

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